Astley Park

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on what date the application by Chorley borough council for a grant for modernisation work at Astley Park in Chorley was received by the Heritage Lottery Fund; how much funding was  (a) applied for and  (b) awarded; and on what date the grant was awarded.

Si�n Simon: Advice from the Heritage Lottery Fund is that it received the application by Chorley borough council for a grant for modernisation work at Astley Park in December 2004. The monetary value of grant applied for was 2,004,000, and the monetary value of grant awarded was 2,004,000. The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded the grant to Chorley borough council on 1 April 2005. Chorley borough council received a grant increase of 373,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund on 27 September 2007, bringing the total grant award to 2,377,000.